Objective: Hypoxic exposure in healthy subjects can induce acute mountain sickness
including headache, lethargy, cerebral dysfunction, and substantial cerebral structural …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high-altitude cerebral edema share common clinical
characteristics, suggesting cerebral swelling may be an important factor in the …

Background: In human beings exposed to high altitude, cerebral magnetic resonance
imaging (cMRI) revealed alterations ranging from subclinical cerebral edema formation to …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a common condition among non-acclimatized individuals
ascending to high altitude. However, the underlying mechanisms causing the symptoms of …

The present study applied T2-and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to
examine if mild cerebral edema and subsequent brain swelling are implicated in the …

Acute mountain sickness is common among not acclimatized persons ascending to high
altitude; the underlying mechanism is unknown, but may be related to cerebral edema. Nine …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a syndrome of headache, anorexia, nausea and fatigue,
which commonly occurs with rapid ascent to high altitudes. The pathogenesis of AMS …

Abstract Changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) may occur with acute exposure to high
altitude; however, the CBF of the brain parenchyma has not been studied to date. In this …

Individuals susceptible to high altitude pulmonary edema show altered pulmonary vascular
responses within minutes of exposure to hypoxia. We hypothesized that a similar acute …

High altitude attracts a large number of people, including travelers, athletes, military
personnel, and businessmen. However, the high altitude environment is a serious challenge …